Sundance SF Pride Overview
4 consecutive days: June 26–29, 2025
We are excited to bring you four consecutive days of dancing with Sundance Saloon to celebrate Pride in San Francisco. What better way to show your Pride than with your boots on! The theme of this year's San Francisco Pride is "Queer Joy Is Resistance," and we could not agree more. Sundance Saloon is arguably the most joyous venue in the city, and SF Pride weekend is quite possibly our most joyous weekend of the year. We sincerely hope you'll join us.
- Kick-off Dance. Thursday, June 26
- Sundance Pride Gala Hoedown. Friday, June 27
- Sundance Line Dance Corral. Saturday, June 28
- Sundance Pride CW Dance Corral. Sunday, June 29
* Sundance Saloon is CLOSED on Sunday, June 29 *
Sundance Pride Kick-Off Dance
Thursday, June 26: 6:30–10:30 pm
Sundance Saloon
We start the weekend with our regular Thursday night schedule at Sundance Saloon, featuring:
- Clogging lessons beginning at 6:30 pm
- Beginning two-step lesson at 6:45 pm
- Intermediate two-step lesson at 6:45 pm
- Beginning line dance lesson (Cowboy Cha Cha) at 7:30 pm
- Intermediate line dance lesson (Get The Job Done) at 7:30 pm
- Open dancing starts at 8:00 pm with mixed partner dancing & line dancing
- All line dancing from 10:00 to closing at 10:30 pm.
Your DJ this night is Robert Munzer. Admission is $10 (a little higher than usual to subsidize the expenses of the rest of the weekend).
Sundance Pride Hoedown 2025
Friday, June 27 • 7:30–11:00 pm
Ruth Williams Bayview Opera House • 4705 3rd St, SF
Sundance presents our Official Pride Country-Western Dance at the gorgeous Ruth Williams Bayview Opera House, as we dance with pride on a handsome hardwood floor with DJ Dan Goldes. We'll have a beginning two-step and line dance lesson from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. Then open dancing until closing.
Admission is $30 at the door, or $20 in advance. Advance tickets sales end on June 26 at 10:00 pm PDT. Beer & wine bar available. 21 and over with ID. And please, no outside beverages including water and water bottles.
Transportation and Parking: Public transit strongly recommended. The T-line from downtown (Powell/Union Square station), #23 from Glen Park, and #24 from the Castro all stop at Oakdale/Palou & 3rd, one block away. Street parking is available but can get tight; arrive early for best availability. The Bayview Opera House parking lot will be reserved for volunteers and staff. For those using ride-hailing services, the front of the Bayview Opera House faces Newcomb Avenue.
Sundance Pride Line Dance Corral
Saturday, June 28 • 1:00–4:30 pm
SF Pride Civic Center Festival • Grove near Larkin
Sundance Saloon is now a part of the SF Pride Festival on Saturday in addition to Sunday. On Saturday we'll focus more on line dancing, but some partner dancing will also be available. Come with your line dance requests!
We'll also be doing some rapid-fire lessons for the passers-by, and there may be times we ask experienced dancers for their help.
Please review the information about entry and security in a separate article on this page.
Sundance Pride CW Dance Corral
Sunday, June 29 • 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
SF Pride Civic Center Festival • Grove near Larkin
We're so happy to return to our favorite location for the grand finale of our Pride weekend. This has to be one of the most joyous events of our entire year. Two-stepping and line dancing (and waltz and swing) all day with DJ John Hoffman. We'll also be doing some rapid-fire lessons for the passers-by, and there may be times we ask experienced dancers for their help. On Sunday we'll be running a boot-check for your extra shoes, jackets, and small bags.
Please review the information about entry and security in a separate article on this page.
Sundance Saloon is CLOSED on June 29. We reopen as usual on Thursday, July 3.
SF Pride Civic Center Entry & Security
Saturday & Sunday, June 28-29
RECOMMENDED ENTRY. MAP. The main entry is along the Fulton Street Plaza (enter near Market & 7th and the Civic Center MUNI/BART station). There is supposed to be an express entry to the left (library side) for those without bags. In the past, signage for the express lane has been poor. [Alternate entry: Hyde near Grove (no express entry).] Arriving early in the day Sunday is helpful and recommended. Saturday entry should be much easier than on Sunday.
IMPORTANT: PROHIBITED ITEMS. Generally no backpacks or other bags. (100% clear bags allowed up to 12"x6"x12". Fanny packs or crossbody bags allowed up to 12"x6"x4".) No outside food or beverages, or beverage containers. (Empty clear plastic water bottles are OK.) No chairs, umbrellas, poles (including selfie-sticks), pets, bikes, and much more. See complete list of prohibited items here. We will have sunscreen and hand sanitizer available for your use. We also will have a "boot-check" to accept your small bags and loose items.
July Birthday Dance
Sunday, July 6
Sundance Saloon
On the first Sunday of each month, we celebrate the birthdays of everyone who has a birthday during that month. One dance is designated when we invite the birthday folks to the dance floor, and everyone gets a chance to take turns dancing with them. We also provide the cake!
If your birthday is in July, we'll see you on Sunday, May 6!
Sundance at Union Square
Friday, July 11 • 5:00–8:00 pm
Union Square • San Francisco
Sundance Saloon returns for an evening of free lessons and open dancing in Union Square in downtown San Francisco on the second Friday of each month through September! We are part of a weekly Friday rotating series of participatory dance events billed as "Union Square Dance," sponsored by the City of San Francisco and produced by Biederman Redevelopment Ventures.
We'll have a mix of partner dancing and line dancing, with a frequent schedule of quick novice lessons for the passersby. Boot-check/bag-check available. We are seeking volunteers to help build the dance floor and to staff the boot-check (just 30-minute shifts!). Future confirmed dates are August 8, and September 12.
Sundance Reno Round-Up
Sundance's 4-day CW dance weekend at the WGRF
October 9–12, 2025 • Reno, NV
Sundance is going to host a full-fledged country-western dance weekend in conjunction with the World Gay Rodeo Finals in Reno, Nevada, October 9–12, 2025. We'll have four nights of dancing in up to two rooms, three days of dance workshops in up to three rooms, dance exhibition performances. and more! It's going to feel a lot like the Sundance Stompede without it actually being the Sundance Stompede. The weekend will also host the 30th annual convention of the IAGLCWDC.
Advance registration is open now! The host hotel is a complex of three adjacent casino resorts known as "The Row." Check out more details here, including a a more comprehensive list of our offerings, and biographies of our instructors.
Clogging at Sundance Saloon
Thursdays • 6:30–8:30 pm
Sundance Saloon: Loft
The Barbary Coast Cloggers are bringing their clogging classes to Sundance Saloon every Thursday. Clogging lessons take place upstairs in the loft, while our regular programming of two-step and line dance lessons continues on the ground level.
The schedule is:
- 6:30-7:10 - Easy Level
- 7:10-7:50 - Intermediate Level
- 7:50-8:30 - Advanced Level
The classes are drop-in and there is no additional fee beyond the regular Sundance Saloon admission.
Volunteer Opportunities
Please help us! Sundance Saloon is a community effort, dependent on lots of people chipping in a little bit. We are always looking for more help, and this has never been more true. If you have not volunteered in the past, this is a great time to think about stepping in. You can become an integral part of what makes Sundance so special.
Our needs at Sundance Saloon include set-up, front door, and coat-check. Shifts are generally one hour. No experience necessary.
SPECIAL EVENTS
We have a particular need in June for volunteers for multiple special events:
Supporting Sundance
As an all-volunteer, member- and community-supported organization, the Sundance Association depends on your support to keep thriving. The pandemic put an extra burden on our finances, and our needs are never-ending. There are many ways to help us, and not all of them involve monetary contributions:
- Become a member of the Sundance Association by pledging an annual tax-deductible donation.
- Come on down! Support us just by showing up.
- Introduce someone new to Sundance Saloon.
- Use our coat-check on Sundays.
- Put a dollar or two in one of our tip jars.
- See if your company offers matching donations or grants for volunteer time served.
- Remember Sundance in your estate planning.
- Volunteer!
- Social media! Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram. Share our posts. Share your own posts. Review us on Google, Yelp, Facebook, and Tripadvisor.
